Stove construction



w. c. P, OTT. STOVE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. H, 1920.

1,430,678, Pa tented 00. 3, 1922.

Patented @et. 3, 1922.

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WILLIAM c. r, orr, on CLEVELAND, OHIO, Assrenoa are HE Bonn s'rnnn BANG-E COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, care, A oonronna'ron or OHIO.

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Application filed October 11, 1920. "Serial No. 415,992.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. P. Orr,.a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stove Constructions, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to a stove construction of the solid. rfuel burning type.

,By the present invention it is possible :to movethe entire plate with the cover plates in place, as a unit, which constitutes .the top portion of the stove immediately above the fire box.

This may be accomplished by pivot-ally mounting the said plate in such fashionthat the edge toward the front of the stove is elevated when desired and held in its elevated position so as to permit the introduction of fuel, or the inspection of the fire bed, or to hold the plate in'a slightly open position for-the purpose of checlringfthe :iire.

The construction aboutto be described has a further advantage in that the: portion which is being elevated, is not entirely re moved, andhence the smoke and products of combustion. are not discharged into the room in which the stove is located to any such degree as would be the case when the top is removed.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a top plan view 'of a portion of a stove or range adapted for the use of solid fuel; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on theline 2-2; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of aportion of the range; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of a por tion of the range and Fig. 5 isa'scctional elevation. of a portion of therange.

Referring to the drawings, the top portion of the stove is indicated at 1 and at the portion thereof which is over the f re box there is a plate 2 which is suitably supported on the part 1 and is movable with respect to the part 1. The plate 2 is provided with the usual covers 3 and at and theintermediate removable support member 5,'all of which is construction .well known at the present time.

At the rear endof the plate2 there is an the opposite end of the plate 2to that which has justbeen described there is an extension ti which occupies a suitable recess 7 formed in theopposite side portion of the part 1.

By the eonstriiction described the whole platemember 2 with the parts associated therewith may be moved. as a unit about its pivotal mounting which has just been described. For this purpose the plate 2 is provided with a recess 8 havinga bridge '9 thereover and adapted to receive-a lifter of usual design. Such lifters are provided with l a handle which may be depressed in order to elevate the plate 2 about its pivotal mountmg.

The plate 2 at one side thereof and toward the forward portion has anextension 2 which cooperates with a recess 1 formed in a side portion of the part 1.

Depending from the extension 2 is an ear 10 to whichthere is pivotally mounted an arm 11. This arm tends to assume a vertical position due to gravity and because of the fact that it is freely movable about its pivotal point. Securedto the member 1 and beneath the opening 1 is a member which is generally indicated at 12 and which provided with a plurality of supports lll there beingthree shown whereby the plate 2 may be supported in three inclinedpositions. It will be readily understood that more or less of the members 13 may be provided where desirable.

Each of the members 13 is-provided with a recess 13 which is adapted to receive an inwardly extending foot 11 which is formed at the lower end of the arm 11 and when the foot engages with any one of the recesses 13 the plate 2 will be suppoited in the corresponding inclined position. It will be noted that the member '12 is provided with a guiding. rib 12 adjacent the lower portion. thereof so that when the foot 11 of the arm 11 is at :thelower portion of the member 12, and the arm .11 starts to rise when the plate 2 is tilted, the foot 11 is guided so that it will move into position to cooperate with the first of the members 12. Similarly there are guide ribs 12* and 12 which are associated with the upper part of the lower member 13 and the intermediate member 13 so as to guide the foot 11 as it moves upward and insure its being in proper position to engage with the recess in each of the succeeding members 13.

It will furthermore be noted that the underside of each of the upper members 13 is provided with a curved portion 13, which portion will serve to assist in guidmg the foot 11 to move in the path back of the mem hers 13 when the foot 11 is raised after it has been occupying one of the recesses 13*, and it is desired that the foot shall descend to the lower portion of the member 12 and the top plate 2 of the stove lowered to horizontal position.

The operation is as follows: 'When a sultable operating member such as a cover handle, is inserted in the recess 8 and the plate 2 moved about its pivotal points, the foot 11 moves upwardly engaging with the rib 12 which pushes the foot 11 outwardly and as it leaves the rib 12 it drops into a position such that if the lifting action be stopped and the plate 2 slightly lowered, the foot will occupy the recess in the lowest of the members 13. This will support the top plate 2 in such position as to afford a narrow opening between the forward edge of the top plate and the top member 1 of t e stove and permit sufficient air to pass into the'fire box to dampen the fire.

If the pivotal movement of the top plate 2 be continued the foot 11* engages with the rib 12 which moves the foot so that when it leaves the rib 12, it will contact with the rounded edge of the intermediate member 13 and further upward movement of the foot as it moves beyond the-rounded edge of the 1 raising of the plate 2 be discontinued the top plate 2 will be supported in inclined position as shown in Figs. 3 and 1- of the drawing. With this degree of inclination of the top plate 2 it is possible to inspect the fire and if desired to arrange the burning fuel by means of a poker.

If the tilting movement of the plate 2 be further continued, the foot 11 moves upwardly and is guided by contact with the rounding wall of the upper member 13 and as the foot leaves contact with this round ing wall it swings above the recess in the uppermost member 13 and. if the plate 2 be not further moved the plate 2 will be supported in inclined position of greater angularity than that shown in Fig. 3 and there will be sufficient opening to permit the introduction of fuel into the fire box and a proper distribution of the fuel effected.

When it is desired to lower the plate 2 from its position in contact with any one of the members 13, the plate will be moved about its pivotal point to a slight degree so as to release the foot 11 from the recess in which it may happen to be and as it leaves the recess it tends to swing toward the left of the construction as exemplified in the present drawings, and if then the plate 2 be lowered, the foot member 11 moves back of the members 13 and eventually moves to the lowest portion of the member 12 and in position to be subsequently raised.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the construction provides a means for holding the top plate 2 in any one of several adjusted positions and provides a mechanism which operates merely by tilting the plate 2 and requiring no further action on the part of the operator. I

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a stove having a top portion, a top plate pivotally mounted in said top portion, an arm depending from said top portion and actuated by gravity, a plurality of support members mounted on the stove below the top member, each of said support members being provided with a recess with which said arm may cooperate and means associated with each of the support members for guiding the arm.

2. In a stove having a top portion, a top plate pivotally mounted therein, an arm pivotally mounted on the open side plate and actuated by gravity a plurality of'sup'port members arranged beneath the top of the stove, each of said members being offset with respect to the other of the members and each of said members being spaced from each other, the said arm being adapted to cooperate with the said support members to support the plate in different degrees of inclination. I

3. A stove having a top portion, a top plate pivotally mounted in the top portion, means by which the top plate may be moved about its pivot, an arm pivotally mounted upon the top plate and depending therefrom, a plurality of stop members mounted on the stove beneath the top thereof, said stop members each being provided with a recess adapted to cooperate with the arm to support the plate in different degrees of elevation, said stop members being staggered with respect to each other and spaced apart and a guiding flange surrounding the said stop members to confine the movements of the said arm.

4. A stove having a top portion, a top plate pivotally mounted in the top portion, means by which the top plate may be moved about its pivot, an arm pivotally mounted from the top plate and actuated by gravity, a plurality of separated stop members mounted on the stove beneath the top there of and arranged one above the other, the said stop members being arranged on a line which is inclined with respect to the vertical, each of said stop members being arovided with a recess adapted to co-operate with the arm, each of the said stop members being to guide theend of the arm away from the spaced apart to provide a groove between stop member, and a guiding flange surroundthem, and certain of said stop members having the said stop members to confine the 10 ing an elongated top flange the lower side of movement of said arm.

which serves to guide the end of said piv- In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my oted arm into the recess in the stop member signature.

and the outer surface of said flange serving WILLIAM C. P. OTT. 

